23/11/23

Thai negotiators held talks with Hamas in attempt to free hostages

Thai officials held talks with Hamas in Iran last week in an effort to secure the release of the 22 Thai people taken hostage during its attack on Israel. Officials, who held a two-hour meeting with Hamas in Tehran on 26 October, were told that the Thai hostages would be released at “the right .....

23/11/23

Turkish police detain 13 IS suspects in Istanbul

Turkish security forces on Wednesday detained in Istanbul 13 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) who may have plans to carry out attacks in the country. The state-run Anadolu agency reported that Istanbul anti-terror police units launched simultaneous operations covering 10 districts to capture the suspects. .....

23/11/23

Hundreds of German police raid properties of Hamas supporters in Berlin and across the country

Hundreds of police officers searched the properties of Hamas members and followers in Germany on Thursday morning following a formal ban on any activity by or in support of the militant group. The German government implemented the ban on Nov. 2 and dissolved Samidoun, a group that was behind a celebration .....

22/11/23

Portsmouth man, 19, charged with weapons and terror offences

A 19-year-old man has been charged with attempting to manufacture a weapon and possessing documents that could be used for preparing an act of terrorism. Jack Robinson, of Hawthorne Crescent, Portsmouth, Hampshire, was charged on Saturday. He is accused of several offences under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 .....

22/11/23

‘Pro-Nazi’ terrorist attack thwarted in the United Kingdom

William Howitt, a 27-year-old former soldier for the British military, was found guilty of preparing to commit a terrorist attack in the United Kingdom, according to a November 17 release from the UK’s Counter-Terrorism Police (CTP.)  Howitt had planned an attack on a bookshop in Nottingham because .....

16/11/23

Boy, 17, arrested by counter terror police after pro Hamas social media post

A teenage boy was arrested in a dawn raid by anti-terror police after allegedly making a social media post praising Hamas. The 17-year-old was detained at his home in south London amid a spike of 2,200 referrals to the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command since the Hamas massacre on 7 October. He .....

16/11/23

Woman charged with supporting Hamas after speech at Brighton rally

Terror police have charged a 22-year-old woman over a speech at a protest rally in Brighton last month. The speech was at a public pro-Palestine rally, in which comments about the recent attacks by Hamas against Israel were made. Hanin Barghouti, 22, of Eaton Grove, Hove, was charged today (Monday 13 November) with .....

15/11/23

NYPD boats provide city with extra line of defense against terrorism, dirty bombs

LOWER MANHATTAN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Every New Yorker sees uniformed NYPD officers on the streets of our city each day. However, there is so much more that they do to keep people safe, including screening incoming ships for potential hazards like radioactive material that could be used to make a dirty bomb. The .....

14/11/23

Friend of 'IS Beatle' jailed for terrorism offences

A British man who spent two years with Islamic State in Syria and knew the British militant dubbed Jihadi John, has been jailed for carrying a weapon for terrorist purposes. Aine Davis was also sentenced at the Old Bailey for fundraising after he tried to get his wife to send him 20,000 euros (£17,460). .....

13/11/23

William Howitt: Ex-soldier accused of terror plot 'felt inferior'

An ex-soldier accused of a far-right plot to set fire to a left-wing bookshop has told a jury he had an "inferiority complex" after leaving the Army William Howitt, of West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, is on trial accused of writing a plan to burn down the Five Leaves Bookshop in Nottingham. The 27-year-old took to .....